Egypt is about to buy North Korean missile technology, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, which cited U.S. intelligence sources. The report said Egypt is acquiring the technology to produce a missile with a range of 500 miles. Egypt currently has the Scud missile, which has a range of only 190 miles.
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